title: Suicidal behavior among chronic Vietnam theatre veterans with PTSD.
abstract: Suicidal behavior among Vietnam veterans with chronic Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was evaluated. Sixty chronic PTSD vets admitted to a Specialized PTSD Unit were divided into two groups based on the presence of suicidal behavior: 29 patients in a Suicide Group and 31 in a Non-suicide Group. Subjects were evaluated on symptoms, psychometric measures, military variables, adjustment factors, and pre-military parental patterns of discipline. Results showed that the Suicide Group possessed problems in paternal child-rearing patterns, current adjustment difficulties, and the PTSD symptoms of survival guilt and crying. In a regression analysis, paternal inconsistency of love, survivor guilt, and tendency to cry, in addition to age and sex, accounted for the significant variance of suicidal behavior.
authors.affiliation: Veterans Administration Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hyer
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: McCranie
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Woods
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Boudewyns
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D003130:Combat Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010556:Personality Tests; D012307:Risk Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology*; D014744:Vietnam; D000092864:Suicide Prevention